Journal Entry for April 15, 2008
April 15, 2008 8:54am
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Bostonluckycharm
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About Me
I'm Michelle, I'm 37, and a recovering alcoholic/opiate addict. I live in MA, but have also lived in NY, NJ, PA, NC, SC, GA, and FL! I am divorced, with no children. I have 15 months sober, but have taken narcotic painkillers in that time period.(so I guess that I am sober - NOT clean???) I am currently unemployed due to health issues - I have cirrhosis of the liver, hep-c, and pancreatitis. I am a domestic violence surviver who is more grateful with each passing day for this wonderful, new sober life.
Interests
I love meeting new and interesting people - genuine, sincere people who can relate. I'm involved in local politics; (Dem), am a sports enthusiast: baseball, football, and golf - in that order. Also, to keep my illnesses from destroying my quality of life, I do cardio exercises and strength training, I walk the waterfront and in the park. For fun and relaxation I enjoy shopping, cooking, creative writing, reading, crossword puzzles, and scrap-booking. Above all, I love anything and everything that is spiritually enlightening!
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A new day......
April 9, 2008 3:54am
Yeah right, my lips are sealed... if my lips really WERE sealed, I wouldn't have put on all this recovery-weight by shoving all …
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Journal Entry for March 29, 2008
March 29, 2008 7:52pm
I've only been to the gym three times since pulling a muscle ( right …
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Hi Michelle, Haven't heard from you in awhile so, thought I would send you a Hug. Tom
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Coffee Corner Cafe drive by hugging. "To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness."--Robert Muller "Keep coming back"
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Coffee corner cafe drive by hugging. "Born to be wild - live to outgrow it." Lao Tzu "Keep Coming Back!"
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coffee corner cafe random drive by hugging. Huggsssssssssssssssssss. One day at a time.
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I believe humans get a lot done, not because we're smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee. ~Flash Rosenberg
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Support Groups
Close Alcoholism
Although my drug use impaired my quality of life, it was alcohol that was my undoing. I drank until I nearly killed myself, both physically and mentally. I walked into AA with a broken body and wounded soul; having lost everything and everyone I'd ever loved to my addiction.
Treatments
- 12 Step Program Working / Worked
- I tried to 'stop the insanity' by myself numerous times with little or no success. It wasn't until I worked the steps of AA/NA that I actually began to heal.
- AA Meetings Working / Worked
- The support and encouragement of people JUST LIKE ME is so hugely beneficial to my sobriety.
- Ativan Somewhat Helpful
- An anti-anxiety without counseling is like a cigerette without a lighter.
- Campral Working / Worked
- If I could suggest only one medicine to alcoholics........campral would be it! Unlike antabuse, which is a physical inhibitor, camprol works with your brain sensors to help you CRAVE the alcohol less.
- Detox Somewhat Helpful
- 23 detoxes later.........
- Folic Acid Somewhat Helpful
- I have cirrhosis, part of my med plan. As well as 13 others meds......
- Librium Working / Worked
- used only for withdrawels in detox.
- Outpatient Treatment Program Working / Worked
- went to outpatient rehab after detox
- Residential Treatment Center Working / Worked
- 6 months in a house with 21 other woman was bound to make me NOT want to return.
- Trazodone Not Working
- I still don't sleep right!
- Willpower Working / Worked
- You definitely have to WANT the change. Temptation is easy to give in to, but if you use your willpower, along with prayer, otherwise difficult situations can become easier to walk away from.
Close Cirrhosis
I started abusing drugs early on, but didn't drink heavily till I was 31. At 34, (2004) I found out I had hep-c, alcoholic hep, cirrhosis, and pancreatitis. I was given till xmas of that year to live.I will never forget the pain and sickness but I'm still here 3 years later. I've been sober for 15 months, and still struggle, though less than ever.
Treatments
- Lactulose Working / Worked
- I still take it and must till the day I die. After 3 years, I no longer have ammonia build up.
Open Hepatitis C
I'm Michelle, soon to be 38, (22 more days)!, have cirrhosis, hep-c, pancreatitis, more. Finally decided to give this site a try! There is very little in this world comparable to the support that is so freely given on D.S. God bless all.
Treatments
- Interferon Not Working
- Took for a while about 4 years ago. Made me too sick to stick it out.
- Liver Transplant Considering
- Trying to get on list in Boston.
- Milk Thistle Considering
- I am so leary of herbal remedies, but this one is praised by many.
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